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ARTICLE OF FURNITURE Filed Dec. 4, 1933 I I I @3 Patented May 22, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT caries ARTICLE OF FURNITURE Charles E. Friesner, Toledo, Ohio, assignor to The Hettrick Manufacturing Company, Toledo, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application December 4, 1933, Serial No. 700,773 1 Claim. (01. 155-182) This invention relates to articles of furniture stuffed with cotton, kapok, or any other suitable such as gliders, chairs, and similar furniture used material.

on porches, lawns, and the like, but is particular- In this instance the back frame 12 is provided I 1y concerned with the mounting of the cushions at its upper ends with a horizontally disposed 1H5 on the back of such furniture. angle iron 17 having a rearwardly extending 6 Heretofore, it has been customary to attach horizontally disposed Strip bar 8, a S own cushions to the backs of gliders by using screws particularly in Figure 2. Since the remainder or bolts, which are inserted through the flexible of the frame forms no part of the present invencovering of the backs and fastened to the frame, tion, detailed description thereof is not deemed 0 which is usually of metal, such as angle iron. necessary. .65 This is objectionable from; several standpoints. Forming a part of the back cushion 16 and co- It is a time-consuming operation to mount the extensive therewith is a tab 19, which is formed cushions, but particularly from the standpoint of of a continuation of the upper edge portion of the the user, it is troublesome, and requires time and cushion 16, which is folded upon itself and suit- 5 tools to remove the fasteners. It is to be underably secured, as by sewing, to the rear side of the 70 stood that where furniture of this type is used cushion, thereby providing a pocket 20, which exout-of-doors, it is desirable that both the seat tends rearwardly from the upper edge portion of and back cushions be readily removable so that the cushion 16 the inner side of the pocket having they can be taken under cover in the event of rain, two plies which engage over the inner corner or 0 and since the frames are usually heavy and cumside edge of the glider bar 17. Inserted in the 75 bersome, the cushions should be removable. pocket 20 is an elongate strip 21 of relatively stiff It is an object of this invention to overcome material, such as strap metal, this strip being the above difficulties and to provide a mounting substantially co-extensive with the pocket 20 and for the back cushions to enable them readily and extending entirely across the back cushion. If

25 conveniently to be mounted and removed without desired, the ends of the pocket 20 may be closed '89 the use of special tools. by sewing, thereby to provide a finished appear- Another object is to produce a new and imance to the cushion. A series of holes are formed proved mounting for a cushion on a frame having at spaced intervals in the strip 21, and fasteners the features of construction and arrangement or staples 22, having an enlarged head, are forced hereinafter described. through openings provided in the tab 19 and 85 Further Obje s W hereinafter pp a through the holes in the strip 21, the opposite ends for purposes of illustration, but not of limitation, of the staples being inserted through holes 23 in an embodiment of the invention is shown on the metal hooks or clips 24, the free ends of the staples accompanying drawing, in which: being bent outwardly in opposite directions, as

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a glider with indi t d t 25, a portion of the seat and back cushions bro n It will be noted that the clips or hooks 24.- each away; have a hooked portion 26 engageable over the Figure 2 is an enlarged Se i a V w On the free end of the strip or bar 18 of the angle iron plane 2-2 of Figure 1; 1'7. The inner ends of the clips underlie the Figure 3 is a top plan view of a portion of the pocket and seat directly on the glider bar. 95 back cushion showing the connection with the In practice, the cushion 16 is placed on the frame; and back frame 12, and thereafter by pulling rear- Figure 4 is a perspective View f one of the wardly on the tab 19 the hooks 26 can be slipped i hook members or 01ipS over the free edge of the bar 18, the resilience of The illustrated embodiment of the invention the cushion being sufficient to retain the hooks 1.00

h S ortin frame 1 properly in engagement with the bar. It is manicompnses ghder avmg upp g 0 fest that the back cushion can be readily and and Seat and back frames 11 and respectively convenien ly detached almost instant n l The seat i is hung from the supporting frame without the use of tools but when in use 318 3 1 10 by 5 P of P- 9 f ion is held in the desired position. The seat 1 5 back 12 15 heldm ltsupwardly disposed p cushion, if desired, may abut against the lower y braces covering the Seat frame 1S a portion of the back cushion 16, thereby securely cushion 15 and covering the back is a cushionlfi. t 1 1a thi part in place, although the weight The cushions 00115181? o a y Sultable fleXlblB of the cushion is ordinarily suflicient for the pur- 5 covering, such as canvas, leather imitations, etc., pose.

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which is doubled upon itself and sewed at its outer edge to the cover at the back of the cushion thereby to provide a pocket composed of two plies which each at their inner sides extend over the inner side edge of the glider bar, a stiff strip in the pocket, and a series of clips secured to the strip and having inner ends which underlie the pockets and seat directly on the glider bar and having outer ends which are curved to engage over and beneath the outer side edge of the bar.

CHARLES E. FRIESNER. 

